Tuesday is Election Day in Erie, Lyons and Nederland

Tuesday is the last chance for residents in Erie, Lyons and Nederland to vote in the spring election.

Erie voters will determine the makeup of more than half the Board of Trustees, including the mayor. Erie has 9,245 active registered voters.

Mayor Joe Wilson and Mayor Pro Tem Cheryl Hauger, staunch political foes, are facing off against each other for mayor. Wilson was elected two years ago. Hauger, who has served on the town board since 2006, is term-limited as a trustee.

And, for the first time ever, the town with about 1,300 registered voters is offering mail-in ballots. In past years, there were a handful of absentee ballots, but most voters had to show up at the town's community center to cast their ballots.

During the 2010 election, turnout registered at 475 voters, Town Clerk Teresa Myers said. She said she's received about 150 mail ballots so far but expects most people to vote in person.

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